CKDY Digby [Nova Scotia 1420 kHz]
„Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-153 […] Ottawa, 3 May 2021 […]
The Commission approves an application by Maritime Broadcasting System Limited for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Digby to replace its English-language commercial AM radio station CKDY Digby. […]
On 26 March 2020, the Commission approved an application by Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS) to amend the broadcasting licence for CKDY Digby, Nova Scotia, in order to add a temporary low-power FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Digby. MBS indicated that the station’s transmitter site had been destroyed due to vandalism and specified that as the only radio station in the community, it was essential for CKDY to be back on air as soon as possible. The applicant submitted that a temporary low-power FM transmitter would be the quickest interim solution to ensure that the station would remain on-air, while full conversion to the FM band would represent the most cost-effective long-term solution. […]
MBS filed an application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio station in Digby, Nova Scotia, to replace its English-language commercial AM radio station CKDY Digby. The station would operate at 99.7 MHz […] with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,390 watts (directional antenna with a maximum ERP of 6,530 watts […]. CKDY has an existing FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Weymouth, CKDY-1-FM. The applicant would continue to operate this rebroadcasting transmitter at 103.3 MHz[…] with an average ERP of 3,000 watts. […].
The applicant indicated that it intends to keep CKDY’s existing AM programming and proposed to continue with its country music format targeting adults in the 18-54 age group. […] CKDY is the only commercial radio station serving the Digby market. The market is also served by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s English- and French-language radio stations. […] no opposing interventions were received regarding this application. […]
MBS is authorized to simulcast the programming of the new FM station on CKDY for a transition period of three months following the commencement of operations of the FM station. […] consistent with the licensee’s request, the Commission revokes the licence for CKDY Digby effective at the end of the simulcast period.“
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2021/2021-153.htm
via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener (2021-05-10)